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BIZEN
OMIYA School
OMIYA: This school transferred from YAMASHIRO OMIYA town in the 
KAMAKURA Period and is considered a subsidiary branch of OSAFUNE.
Another story locates the group to the "Great Shrine" in FUKUOKA.
Some TACHI and SAKIZORI TANTO most often encountered. KO-MOKUME.
HA-HADA in KO-MIDARE of KO-GUNOME, SUGU CHOJI-MIDARE with 
SAKA-ASHI, GUNOME-CHOJI MIDARE with KO-CHOJI mix. Figures tend to
saw tooth like NOKO BA.           __________________            
                                  YAMASHIRO KUNIMORI EN-MAN 1165
                                            ___|____
________                                    SANEMORI 
KUNIMORI BUN-O 1260 (KYO OMIYA MUNENOBU)      Same as MORIYUKI
   |___________________ ____________________  
___|____            ___|____             ___|____                
MORISUKE            NOBUHIDE             SUKEMORI SHO-O 1288 
   | EI-NIN 1293    TOKU-JI 1306         ___|____                
   |                                     MORISUKE(1) SHO-CHU 1324
   |                                     ___|____ 
   |             ________                MORISUKE(2) TEI-JI 1362 
   |             MORIKAGE KA-GEN 1303    ___|____                
   |             _________               MORISUKE(3) O-EI 1394   
   |             MORITSUGU O-CHO 1311    ___|____                
   |_____________________ _____________  MORISUKE(4) EI-KYO 1429
___|_____            ____|____      ___|_____                 
MORITOSHI            MORICHIKA      MORISHIGE(1) GEN-O 1319   
   | GEN-TOKU 1329   GEN-O 1319     ___|_____                 
   |__________                      MORISHIGE(2) O-AN 1368 
___|_____  ___|_____                ___|_____
MORITSUGU  MORITSUNE                MORISHIGE(3) O-EI 1394 
   | -EN-BUN 1356-        _____________|
   |                  ___|____      ___|_____
   |                  IYEMITSU(2)   MORISHIGE(4) EI-KYO 1429
   |                  SHO-CHO 1428  ___|_____
   |                                MORISHIGE(5) BUN-MEI 1469
___|____                            ___|_____
MORIKAGE(1) TEI-JI 1362             MORISHIGE(6) CHO-KYO 1487
   |______________________________________ _____________________
___|____                               ___|_____                |
MOROKAGE(1) KO-RYAKU 1379              KAGEYOSHI KO-O 1389      |
   |_______________________               |_____________        |
___|____                ___|____       ___|_____     ___|____   |
MOROKAGE(2) O-EI 1394   MOROZANE       KAGEYOSHI     MOROKAGE   |
___|____                               SHO-CHO 1428   O-EI 1394 |
MOROKAGE(3) HO-TOKU 1449                                        |
___|____                                                        |
MOROKAGE(4) EI-SHO 1504                                         |
                ___________________ ___________ ___________ ____|
           ____|____            ___|____    ___|____    ___|____ 
           YOSHIHIDE O-EI 1394  SUYEHITO    IYEMITSU(1) KAGEMASA 
           ____|___             EI-WA 1375  O-EI 1394   KO-O 1389
           SANEKAGE SH-CHO 1428

BIZEN OMIYA
NOBUHIDE KEN-RYAKU: Early OMIYA. Transfers from YAMASHIRO. Work
        to TEMPUKU 1233.
     NOBUHIDE

KUNIMORI BUN-O: Transferred from YAMASHIRO OMIYA. Work period 
        from NIN-JI 1240. Also known as OMIYA MUNENOBU of 
        YAMASHIRO.
     KUNIMORI
     OMIYA KUNIMORI

SUKEMORI SHO-O: Work to EN-KEI 1308. ITAME. KO-MIDARE BA and SUGU
        CHOJI-MIDARE BA with SAKA-ASHI. 
     SUKEMORI 

MORISUKE EI-NIN (f: KUNIMORI): The father is also reported as
        SUKEMORI. Work to O-CHO 1311. ITAME HADA. CHOJI BA.
     MORISUKE

MORICHIKA GEN-O (f: MORISUKE): From GEN-O 1319 to TEI-WA 1345.
        MOKUME. KO-GUNOME patterns.
     BIZEN-no-KUNI MORICHIKA

MORITOSHI GEN-TOKU (f: MORISUKE): ITAME HADA. SUGUHA.
     BIZEN-no-KUNI MORITOSHI
     BIZEN-no-KUNI OSAFUNE JU MORITOSHI

NOBUHIDE TOKU-JI (f: MUNENOBU): Work to RYAKU-O 1338. KO-MOKUME
        shows NIE JI-BA. KO-GUNOME MIDARE HA with SUNAGASHI.
     NOBUHIDE

MORIKAGE KA-GEN: IKUBI style, wide TACHI SUGATA. KO-MOKUME shows
        NIE JI-BA. KO-MIDARE of KO-GUNOME HA. Large, thick 
        stroked, two-character MEI.
     MORIKAGE

MORIKAGE(1) EN-BUN (f: MORITSUGU): Work from EN-BUN 1356 to EI-WA
        1375. SAKIZORI TANTO. Strong MOKUME HADA has thin veil of
        JI-NIE. KATAOCHI "Stooped shoulders" GUNOME HA said to 
        resemble KANEMITSU. Early O-KANEMITSU's KATAOCHI 
        resembles his father KAGEMITSU who was it's greatest 
        influence peddler. NOKOBA "Saw-shaped," still ringing 
        KAGEMITSU bell, but later we find KOSHI-HIRAKI Open-
        troughed GUNOME/KO-CHOJI BA reported. Which is either bad
        reporting or a change with the times. Vallied GUNOME-
        CHOJI patterns are an OEI bill. Judge examples by age. 
        KATAOCHI giving way to KOSHI-HIRAKI. BOSHI is MIDARE-KOMI
        with short turnback. Long MEI in small, thick strokes.
     BISHU OSAFUNE MORIKAGE
     BISHU OSAFUNE JU MORIKAGE
     BIZEN-no-KUNI OSAFUNE JU MORIKAGE

BIZEN OMIYA
KAGEMASA KO-O (f: MOROIKAGE 1): From O-AN 1368 to MEI-TOKU 1390.
        ITAME with MASAME HADA. GUNOME-MIDARE BA.
     BISHU OSAFUNE KAGEMASA

IYEMITSU(1) O-EI (f: MORIKAGE): His work appears through the 
        beginning period of the O-EI. KO-MOKUME. NIOI-DEKI 
        GUNOME-CHOJI BA.
     IYEMITSU
     BISHU OSAFUNE IYEMITSU
     BISHU OSAFUNE JU IYEMITSU

SUYEHITO O-EI (t: MORIKAGE 1): SUGUHA and GUNOME-CHOJI BA.
     BISHU OSAFUNE SUYEHITO

KAGEYOSHI KO-O 1389 (f: MORIKAGE): ITAME HADA. GUNOME-MIDARE HA.
     BISHU OSAFUNE KAGEYOSHI

MOROKAGE O-EI (f: KAGEYOSHI): GUNOME-MIDARE.

MOROKAGE KO-RYAKU (f: MORIKAGE): KO-RYAKU 1379 to O-EI 1394. Made
        KO-WAKIZASHI and TANTO. KO-MOKUME HADA stands. KO-NIE and
        NIOI-DEKI KO-GUNOME CHOJI KO-MIDARE BA shows SUNAGASHI.
     MOROKAGE
     BISHU OSAFUNE MOROKAGE
     BISHU OSAFUNE JU MOROKAGE

MOROKAGE(2) O-EI (f: MOROKAGE 1): His work period was the later
        O-EI, and up to KYO-TOKU 1452. Standing MOKUME HADA.
        SUGUHA and GUNOME-CHOJI BA. 
     MOROKAGE
     BISHU OSAFUNE MOROKAGE
     BIZEN-no-KUNI OSAFUNE JU MOROKAGE

MOROKAGE(3) HO-TOKU: Work from BUN-AN 1444 to BUN-MEI 1469. 
           KO-NIE KO-GUNOME/KO-CHOJI mix. 
     BISHU OSAFUNE MOROKAGE

MOROKAGE(4) EI-SHO: SUGUHA and GUNOME-CHOJI BA.
     BISHU OSAFUNE MOROKAGE
MORISHIGE(1) GEN-O (f: MORISUKE): KO-MOKUME HADA with NIE JI-BA. 
           KO-MIDARE of KO-GUNOME HA. Large, two-character MEI.
     BIZEN-no-KUNI MORISHIGE

MORISHIGE(2) O-AN: Work from O-AN 1368 to KA-KEI 1387. MOKUME.
        GUNOME-CHOJI BA. MIDARE BA patterns and CHOJI similar to
        contemporary OSAFUNE School.
     BISHU OSAFUNE MORISHIGE
     BIZEN-no-KUNI OSAFUNE JU MORISHIGE

BIZEN OMIYA
MORISHIGE(3) O-EI: MOKUME HADA. SUGUHA and O-EI GUNOME-CHOJI BA. 
     BISHU OSAFUNE MORISHIGE

MORISHIGE(4) EI-KYO: O-EI style GUNOME patterns. MORISHIGE also
        found in BUN-MEI 1469, CHO-KYO 1487, EI-SHO 1504, etc.
     BISHU OSAFUNE MORISHIGE

IYEMITSU(2) SHO-CHO (f: MORISHIGE): MOKUME. GUNOME-CHOJI BA.
     BISHU OSAFUNE IYEMITSU

MORITSUGU O-CHO: From EN-KEI 1308 to GEN-O 1319. Known for TACHI
        and NAGAMAKI. GUNOME-CHOJI BA and KO-MIDARE BA of
        SAKA-ASHI. The MORI of his large TACHI-MEI is noted as
        being similar to that of old MORIKAGE. 
     MORITSUGU


MORISUKE(2) BUN-WA: Work from BUN-WA 1352 to TEI-JI 1362.
     BISHU OSAFUNE MORISUKE

MORISUKE(3) OEI: KOSHI-HIRAKI Open-troughed GUNOME-MIDARE HA.
     BISHU OSAFUNE MORISUKE

MORISUKE(4) MOKUME. SUGUHA and GUNOME-MIDARE BA.
     BISHU OSAFUNE MORISUKE

   _______________                     
   OSAFUNE MORIIYE(1) O-AN 1368        
    __________|___                     
    KOZORI MORIIYE(2) O-EI 1394        
______________|___                     
O-EI BIZEN MORIIYE(3) KA-KICHI 1441    
     _________|___                     
     OMIYA MORIIYE(4) BUN-MEI 1469     
           ___|___                     
           MORIIYE(5) EI-SHO 1504      

MORIIYE(1) O-AN: From TEI-JI 1362 to SHI-TOKU 1384. Said to be a
        NAGAMITSU descendant. MOKUME HADA. KO-MIDARE of GUNOME-
        CHOJI BA. 
     MORIIYE
     BISHU OSAFUNE MORIIYE

MORIIYE(2) O-EI (f: KOZORI MORIMITSU): MOKUME. KANEMITSU style
        Open troughed GUNOME-CHOJI MIDARE BA. See KOZORI
     BISHU OSAFUNE MORIIYE

MORIIYE(3) KA-KICHI: Kept up with O-EI style. MOKUME. SUGUHA and
        GUNOME-MIDARE BA.
     BISHU OSAFUNE MORIIYE

BIZEN OMIYA
See O-EI BIZEN for IYESUKE and TSUNEIYE 
_______________       
BIZEN MOROMITSU                   
_________|____                    
OMIYA MORIKAGE(2) SHI-TOKU 1384   
         |______________________ ________ _________
 ________|____               ___|____ ___|_____ ___|___               
 O-EI MORIKAGE(3) O-EI 1394  IYESHIGE HARUMITSU IYESUKE(1) O-EI   
      ___|____                 - O-EI 1394 -    ___|___               
      MORIKAGE(4) BUN-MEI 1469                  IYESUKE(2) 
                                                EI-KYO 1429

MORIKAGE(2) SHI-TOKU (f: MOROMITSU): From EI-TOKU 1381 to O-EI
        1394. KO-MOKUME has JI-NIE veil. NIOI GUNOME-CHOJI 
        MIDARE BA is very expressive. His sons and students apply
        their industry through the EI-KYO. See MORIKAGE Group in
        OEI BIZEN
     BISHU OSAFUNE MORIKAGE
     BISHU OSAFUNE JU MORIKAGE

MORIKAGE(3) O-EI: See OEI BIZEN - MORIKAGE Group

IYESHIGE O-EI (t: MORIKAGE): See OEI BIZEN - MORIKAGE Group 
        Note: KOZORI IYESHIGE, see KOZORI YOSHIKAGE

IYESUKE O-EI: Also known as KOZORI IYESUKE. See OEI BIZEN - 
        MORIKAGE Group for EI-KYO lines of: KOZORI IYESUKE and 
        TSUNEIYE

HARUMITSU O-EI (t: MORIKAGE): MOKUME. GUNOME-CHOJI BA in NIOI.
        HARUMITSU in SUE-BIZEN, KATSUMITSU son and stylist. Check
        SUGATA and style to place.
     BISHU OSAFUNE HARUMITSU

_________
MUNEYOSHI EI-TOKU 1381
     BISHU OSAFUNE MUNEYOSHI
________
NARIMORI TEI-WA 1345 
           ITAME with MASAME. GUNOME-MIDARE BA.
     BISHU OSAFUNE NARIMORI 
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